| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle United | 42 | 57 | +36 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 81 | 45 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 42 | 56 | +16 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 66 | 50 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 50 | +22 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 80 | 58 |
| 4 | Southampton | 42 | 48 | +20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 83 | 63 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 47 | +7 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 74 | 67 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 42 | 47 | +4 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 57 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 45 | +4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 51 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 44 | +2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 51 |
| 9 | Derby County | 42 | 43 | +5 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 84 | 79 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 42 | 43 | +2 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 72 | 70 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 42 | 41 | +1 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 62 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 42 | 41 | -5 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 76 | 81 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 42 | 40 | +7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 57 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 40 | +1 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 70 | 69 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 40 | -16 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 63 | 79 |
| 16 | 42 | 38 | -6 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 66 | |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 35 | -6 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 70 | 76 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 35 | -11 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 64 | 75 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 35 | -22 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 72 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 34 | -21 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 77 |
| 21 | Swindon Town | 42 | 33 | -18 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 63 | 81 |
| 22 | Swansea Town | 42 | 32 | -22 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 62 | 84 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1964_1965/championship/index.shtml.
